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*Action Verbs *Helping • Linking *Three Forms of Verbs Verbs verbs * Auxiliary is another name for Helping/Linking Verbs! * ran *An action verb is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity swallowed sang coughed awake jump To find the verb: Locate the subject Then ask yourself, “What is it doing?” The dog barked. Who? dog “What did the dog do?” barked The verb is barked, it’s what the dog is doing. 1. The girls danced in the recital. 2. Our mailman drove a funny car last week. 3. His teacher wrote the answers on the board. 4. Alice worked on her homework last night. * M * *An action verb that describes an action that is happening now is called a present tense verb. The bird flies through the sky. Flies is a present tense verb because it is happening right now. *Many present tense verbs end with s, but some end with es, or ies. sleeps cries *Present tense verbs splashes * • Verbs which tell about actions which happened some time ago are past tense verbs. The dog desired a bone. Desired is a past tense verb because the action has already happened. * *Many past tense verbs end with ed, but some end with d, or ied. clapped tried played *Future Verbs *Verbs which tell about actions which are going to happen are future tense verbs. We will awaken at six a.m. Will awaken is a future tense verb because the action has not yet happened. *Future tense verbs • Future tense verbs use special words to talk about things that will happen: will, going to, shall, aim to, etc. going to start will enjoy shall email *A helping verb works with a main verb to help you understand what action is taking place. Elmer was using the computer. * * *Not every sentence will have a helping verb with the main verb. *With “ing” verbs such as running, look for a helping verb also! *A sentence may have up to 3 helping verbs along with the main verb. *The boy must have been chasing his ball. *At times there may be a word separating the helping verb from the main verb such as not. *The boy could not find his socks. *A Linking verb connects or links a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate *I feel shakey whenever I hear about earthquakes. *Shakey is the predicate adjective because it is linked by the verb feel to the subject I . *The San Andreas Fault is an earthquake zone in California. *Zone is a predicate noun because it is linked by the verb is to the subject San Andreas Fault * * IS BE AM BEING DOES HAVE SHALL MIGHT SEEM ARE BEEN MUST WAS WERE DO DID HAS HAD WILL WOULD MAY SHOULD CAN COULD FEEL APPEAR TASTE *Become *Grow *Look *Remain *Smell *Sound *Stay * * * 2 Characteristics * Action verb * Doable activity * Direct Object * something or someone who receives the action of the verb * Example * Sylvia kicked Juan under the table. * Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object. * Joshua wants a smile from Leodine, his beautiful but serious lab partner. * Wants = transitive verb; smile = direct object * * 2 characteristics *Action verb *NO Direct Object *Example *Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare. *Arrived = intransitive verb. *To escape the midday sun, the cats lie in the shade under our cars. *Lie = intransitive verb.